The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-23
NEWS FROM NINETY-sIX.
Tine New RailrORd.-.Great Rush of
COttOn...St0res to be Closed OH
Thnnk kSciyiu- Day.

NINETY-SIX s. C., Nov. 2lod, 1881.
| A great many oI our lawmakers pas>eV
down yesterday. Abberllle should be proud
OF their representatives.
The Rev. +. B. Craig has moved to our town
and will preach or tEe2d, Sd and 18th SundnE'
In each month. Prayer meeting every Wed
nesday night, Presbyterian church.
G., X 4 w. Railroad at::GreenvI!lc. :. e., Mr.
| l.. NJ. Moore, OF this place, was elected 4 di,
rector, vice &. +. jackson, de ceased. The
to take the entire line from Knoxville to
Port Royal. Augusta has us much business
as she desires, and as many railroads as she
wants and of course IL would be wrong to ask
limits. The Ninety-SiN people especially
gricve over this Her proudest hopes have
been to be more closely connected with that
metropolis, but fate il seems has decreed 1t
otherwise, and we must go trudglng on 10
| deep water, where we hope to find place
| that wants us and our business. Augusta has
laid the embargo, II Is not our fault II the
game is gone when She awakes TO her inter-
eSts.
We are glad that Mrs. Quarles has decided
10 remain in Nnety-SiX. She has thought of
removing to Blackstocks.
Col. W. Il Ctsey of st Georges who bought
the Pope place is here now and Will build
TWO or more cottages on the same lot to rent
out.
Mr. jeff Bowles of Newberry is boarding
with Mrs. Quarlcs and clerking Tor the new
drug firm OF Osburn & Julian.
Richard Kemp, colored, was sent TO Jail last
week for breaking into dwelling in the day
time
Two car loads of fine beef cattle were ship
ped from this place within the last few days.
The Presbyterian people turned out Ell
mas last Thursday and gave the Rev. Mr..
Craig II first class pounding. They filled his
pantry with good things.
Mr.. r. Z. Turner will make hundred and
fifteen bales cotton and plenty OF hog and
huminy oo an eight horse farm.
nnr ri As u rn oui IN (DI
WaIlingtord. 1t is sabout time he was putting
In his appearance.
MIR. Marshall K. Smith has sold his, farm
and Will return to Alabama, much to the re-
grct of his many friends.
Mr.. George Miller has gone to Johnstons
to take charge OF telegraph ofhce. We
wish you much success, George.
The many friends of Samuel G. Turner
who formerly lived at Abbevlle but now at
BennettSville will regret TO hear that he Is Ill
with typhoid fever.
tion, could have made no better selection for
president of that instution, than j. b. Hum
berdt Of Laurens Co.
A regular meeting Of the Sons Of Temper
ance will be held at Lodge Hall on the 9th
at 712P. NJ Essays will be read by Mrs. S. NJ.
Davis and Prof. ]. e. Cork. We hope every
body will turn out.
DR.. w. l.. Anderson has shown us a sweet
potato vine which has produced seed The
pods which contain the seed are similar tn
those of the morning-glOry. Hundreds OF
these pods may be seen all over the vines.
There will be preaching in the Presbyterian
church on Thanksgiving Day at II A. NJ.
We trust the merchants will close and every
Lody go around and hear good sermon.
Miss Jenny Anderson, OF Greenville, Is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Craig
Mrs. Richardson, Of Williamson, has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. l.. M. Fouche, for
several days.
DR.. NJ. N. Sloan and wife have returned
from visit TO friends in Greenvile. The
Doctor attended meeting Of the directors
of the G. X. & w. Railroad of which body he
IS member. He says everything Is bright,
and as soon as Greenville votes her sou, ,0C0,
work will begin all along the line.
Dr. Sanders has shipped three nice Poland
China pigs 10 B. f. Perry. of Gree willie.
Mrs. J. d. Watson. who has been visiting
friends in Laurens county, has returned
home.
The rush of cotton In the past two weeks
has been unprecedented In the history of
this market. Messrs. Dover 81 Simpson have
had as much as they could do, beside all the
merchants have been buying. The price has
been from 9 TO 10 cents.
The stores in Ninety-Six will be closed on
Thursday, Thanksgiving day. Business will
be suspended. EAST END.